Spain Papers Review - Monday October 16, 2017

Rajoy is considering naming a territorial delegate to substitute Puigdemont.

Oct 16, 2017 - 8:04 AM

El País – ‘The Government will prioritise the control of the Mossos and the finances’ – Rajoy is considering naming a territorial delegate to substitute Puigdemont. The ‘president’ was preparing yesterday a wide-ranging response, far from the ‘yes’ or ‘no’ demanded. Trapero and the leaders of ANC and Òmnium are again before the judges for sedition.

‘The independence which was never declared, the hero who was no martyr and the myth of nation’ – When history has a story to convince.

El Mundo ‘Crossed Histories’ – as time is running out for the first phase set by Rajoy, Puigdemont is searching for a way to avoid article 155 being triggered and to calm the CUP. Moncloa reminds him the article will be applied even if his answer is unclear.

La Razón – ‘Rajoy will assume the immediate control of Los Mossos by triggering article 155’ – he thinks it is fundamental for the Interior Ministry to control the regional police and to guarantee his ability to apply other measures, such as dissolving the Govern. Moncloa is already working to a new election in Cataluña at the end of the year.

La Vanguardia ‘Rajoy has rejected the ambiguous response from Puigdemont’ – the prime minister insists on dialogue and the Moncloa demand he return to legality

OTHER STORIES

El Mundo – photo of a wave of provoked forest fire in Galicia which has caused two deaths. In three days, 148 fires have started in the region- La Xunta ‘they are playing with our lives’

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
El País reports ‘Austria voted for change and gave the Government to conservative Sebastian Kurz’ – the social-democrats and the far-right were fighting for second place.
El Mundo notes Sebastian Kurz becomes the youngest prime minister in Europe – important increase by the far-right.

Diario Sur - more than 230 killed in the largest terrorists attack ever in Somalia – after a lorry bomb exploded.

REGIONAL

La Verdad in Murcia - the large construction companies request 1.298 billion € for investments in the region. Seopan qualifies as priorities, 28 water and road improvements, and considers the investments can be used over four years.

Información in Alicante – ‘the road builders demand tolls of 5 € on the toll motorways in the province’ – the patronal insists the Government to introduce the charge to be used across 250 kilometres. The toll between Alicante and Elche will be 2€.

Diario in Mallorca – ‘the Govern expects to create 300 electricity car charging points for such cars in Mallorca’ – 13 million € taken from the ECOTAX to finance the new connections.

Diario de Ibiza – ‘the doctors detected until June more cases of macho violence than in all 2016’ – the Health Areas of Eivissa and Formentera note 34 cases.

Menorca – ‘Project Hombre has detected an increase in alcohol addicts’ four islanders have been admitted to hospital recently in the new residential centre in Palma for their treatment.
1994-2017 – 404 men and 63 women have been treated

La Opinión in Málaga – ‘the hoteliers believe the crisis in the low-cost airlines is permanent, and alert of the possible risks’ - concern on the Costa del Sol over the disappearance of Monarch and Air Berlin which were using Málaga as a hub. Travel experts believe a new model will emerge to maintain the same number of passengers.